A soldier hitches a ride aboard a star freighter, hoping to make his way home from the other side of the galaxy. Something else has hitched a ride with him. (Science Fiction) (Incomplete) (2/?)
Fiction Snapshot: Last Flight from Tazab Station (2)
Fiction Snapshot: Last Flight from Tazab Station
A soldier hitches a ride aboard a star freighter, hoping to make his way home from the other side of the galaxy. Something else has hitched a ride with him. (Science Fiction) (Incomplete) (1/?)
Fiction Snapshot: Triumph and Terror
A thousand years after the collapse and rebirth of civilization, the General of the Armies of Eurasia accompanies her Emperor on a hunting trip. (Science Fiction) (Incomplete)
Short Story: Hills Above Jerusalem
A few Roman legionaries shirk their duties during the Siege of Jerusalem, 70 AD. Antics ensue. (Historical Fiction) (Complete)
Short Story: Coming Home to Vancouver Station
A young lieutenant makes a desperate last stand in the depths of an alien catacomb---only to find himself somewhere very, very familiar. (Science Fiction/Horror) (Complete)
Short Story: Cathedrals
A story of family, interstellar travel, and dreams that span generations. Is it worth pouring your blood and sweat into something if you never live to see it? (Science Fiction) (Complete)
Short Story: Selected Communications of the Zygaran High Command
Intending to deter all forms of aggression by neighboring stellar powers, the Zygaran Empire unveils a fleet of cutting-edge relativistic missiles---but things do not go according to plan. (Science Fiction) (Complete)
Short Story: The Return
The young wizard Kalina is on the cusp of the greatest achievement in the history of magic: the bridging of the astral plane, and the sundering of the final barrier to human knowledge. But her ritual brings back something she didn't expect. (Fantasy/Horror) (Complete)
Galactic Empires: A Book Review (Part Two)
Post by Nic Quattromani: Well, here's the second part of my review of Neil Clarke's Galactic Empires. Here I will tackle the book's latter twelve stories, twelve tales of weirdness and wonder, and try to make sense of how this anthology fits together, if it does at all. “A Cold Heart” by Tobias S. Buckell: When... Continue Reading →
Galactic Empires: A Book Review (Part One)
Post by Nic Quattromani: I’m quite fond of tropes. Yes, when overused they can flatten a story, make it a bland template more than a work in its own right (looking at you, Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars), but nevertheless they provide a tremendous library of ideas, stories, and tools spread across literary space, which... Continue Reading →
